Eliáš Luděk

At the start of the war, he was attending the real gymnasium (secondary grammar school) in Slaný. Three years later,
he was interned at Terezín where, influenced by the “Kameradschaftsabend” theatre evenings, he decided to become involved
in theatre. Also at Terezín, he met his future wife Eva Langerová (the niece of František Langer). He later passed through
the Auschwitz and Sachsenhausen concentration camps as well. After the war, he did his military service with the Vít Nejedlý
Army Artists’ Ensemble. He later acted with theatres in Slaný (1947–48), Písek (1948/49), České Budějovice (1950–55),
and Ostrava (Petr Bezruč Theatre, 1956–80; director 1961–66). He also worked with the Ostrava television and radio studio
and acted in many films and television programs.